Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa (December 1998)

31 May 202031 May 2020

Goalscorers: Kevin Gallacher 44, Riccardo Scimeca 81, Tim Sherwood 88 Teams: Blackburn Rovers: John Filan, Christian Dailly, Callum Davidson, Stephane Henchoz (Marlon Broomes 45), Jeff Kenna, Billy McKinlay, Tim Sherwood,…

Dean Saunders – ASTON VILLA vs. Ipswich Town (February 1993)

7 May 20207 May 2020

Dean Saunders caused a bit of a stir in April 2019 when he believed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s charge down of a Ben Foster goal-kick at Watford was good enough for the…

John Fashanu

10 Apr 202010 Apr 2020

Premier League Career: Wimbledon (1992-1994), Aston Villa (1994-1995) When it comes to forwards who loved a physical and demanding battle with defenders, John Fashanu would be near the top of…

Federico Macheda – MANCHESTER UNITED vs. Aston Villa (April 2009)

10 Apr 202010 Apr 2020

Manchester United were in a major title fight with their north west rivals Liverpool FC in 2008-2009. The Merseysiders were top of the table and United looked in trouble at…

Peter Whittingham

19 Mar 202019 Mar 2020

Premier League Career: Aston Villa (2003-2006), Cardiff City (2013-2014) Amidst all of the worry and anxiety we face at the moment over the Coronavirus outbreak, it pales into insignificance for…

Aston Villa 4-3 West Bromwich Albion (January 2014)

31 Jan 202031 Jan 2020

Goalscorers: Chris Brunt 4, Fabian Delph 9 OG, Andreas Weimann 12, Leandro Bacuna 24, Fabian Delph 37, Youssouf Mulumbu 43, Christian Benteke 64 PEN Teams: Aston Villa: Brad Guzan, Ryan…

Curtis Davies

27 Jan 202030 Jan 2020

Premier League Career: West Bromwich Albion (2005-2006), Aston Villa (2007-2010), Birmingham City (2011), Hull City (2013-2015, 2016-2017) Curtis Davies has experienced the lows of Premier League relegation and FA Cup…

Christian Benteke

25 Jan 202031 Mar 2020

Premier League Career: Aston Villa (2012-2015), Liverpool FC (2015-2016), Crystal Palace (2016-PRESENT) Belgian Christian Benteke had endured a Premier League career of two halves. The powerful forward was a prolific…

Jonjo Shelvey – SWANSEA CITY vs. Aston Villa (April 2014)

10 Dec 201910 Dec 2019

Swansea City’s Premier League survival was virtually secured in 2013-2014 by this special long-range effort from distance from the enigmatic Jonjo Shelvey. The opportunity was presented to the midfielder by…

Everton 2-3 Aston Villa (December 2008)

22 May 201928 Jul 2019

Goalscorers: Steve Sidwell 1, Joleon Lescott 30, 90 + 3, Ashley Young 54, 90 +4 Teams: Everton: Tim Howard, Phil Jagielka, Joleon Lescott, Joseph Yobo, Phil Neville (Andy van der…

Stiliyan Petrov – Derby County vs. ASTON VILLA (April 2008)

27 Apr 201928 Jul 2019

One of Aston Villa’s biggest-ever Premier League victories was this 6-0 annihilation of hapless Derby County in April 2008. It also saw an amazing strike from the very likeable Bulgarian…

Aston Villa (2006-2007)

14 Apr 201928 Jul 2019

The Lerner era begins Aston Villa went under new ownership early on in the 2006-2007 season as Doug Ellis sold the club to American businessman Randy Lerner. Lerner was ambitious…